Eternal Tale

Tuo She slowly cupped his hands in the human manner, his gaze revealing a deep and restrained contemplation.

Two figures, one in front and one behind, stood amidst eternal starlight, as if time itself had paused in this fragment of the starry heavens.

The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive. Tuo She spoke in a low voice, ”Immortal Venerable, this matter is not a secret among the strongest of the myriad clans, but the passage of time has made our identities irrelevant.”

”So the true purpose of destroying the small boundary lies here. It seems the same was true for the predecessor of the grand world.”

”Immortal Venerable, the cycle of heaven and earth, the unending cause and effect, is like mortals heading to their graves, like cultivators becoming one with the world. The same applies to the small boundary.”

Tuo She spoke with an ancient voice, his words calm and unhurried, ”But the cycle of destiny in these Three Thousand Great Worlds was altered by my chaotic clan, and as a result, we suffered backlash. To open up the grand world territories, we must use the life essence of our chaotic clan.”

”Then you should hate the Ancient Saint Clan, not devour the nascent souls and primordial spirits of grand world cultivators for your cultivation.”

Chen Xun revealed a faint, inexplicable smile, quietly placing an incense burner, ”But from your inner emotions, and from the emotions of those evil spirits on the battlefield beyond the boundary, it seems you do not hate the Ancient Saint Clan.”

”It seems nothing escapes the Immortal Venerable.” Tuo She smiled faintly, ”My lineage guards the ancient star of the chaotic void, the power of the ancient stars is the embodiment of chaos laws, allowing us to glimpse past eras.”

”The story is quite captivating.” Chen Xun responded indifferently, a glimmer of understanding in his eyes as he gradually grasped some truths about heaven and earth.”Immortal Venerable, my lineage once speculated, a speculation different from the strongest of the myriad clans.”

”Speak freely.”

”Perhaps the Ancient Saint Clan was not traitorous, but was forced by the chaotic clan to betray, just to integrate into the Three Thousand Great Worlds. But the cost was the eventual extinction of the chaotic clan.”

”Why?”

”By leaving behind the lineage of the Ancient Saint Clan, the legacy of my chaotic clan would not be severed, and what our ancestors did was likely to break the cycle of heaven and earth, to create the immortal realm, using my chaotic clan as nourishment for the immortal realm’s territories.”

”What audacity, it seems your chaotic clan has been involved in the layout of heaven and earth since ancient times, and even today’s struggles are but illusions. Are you paving the way with the bones of your own race?”

Chen Xun frowned, beginning to write in a small booklet, speaking in a deep voice, ”I wonder how grand the plan to elevate the Three Thousand Great Worlds must be, to make the strongest clan of the previous heaven willingly become nourishment for the immortal realm’s territories.”

”The scenes of heaven’s extinction that the ancestors experienced, we juniors dare not speak of lightly. These are mere speculations, but the battlefield beyond the boundary has never seen the beings of the Ancient Saint Clan.”

Tuo She spoke respectfully, ”Regarding the formation of Evil Marrow Crystals, our ancient history never mentioned it, but after the people of the Ancient Saint Clan pass away, they never produce such things. Our chaotic clan has long been abandoned.”

Chen Xun nodded, casually asking, ”Then how do you reproduce? The locals of the Heavenly Melody Immortal Kingdom once said that the birth rate of evil spirits from beyond the boundary is much faster than ordinary beings.”

”Immortal Venerable, it is not through the union of yin and yang, but by devouring the chaotic void power near the grand world, we give birth to offspring, but our power also disperses into the chaotic void, transforming into some life essence.”

Tuo She was momentarily stunned, but still explained without hiding anything, ”This is also the main reason why the ancient immortal kingdom allows our clan to survive to this day. Launching an extinction war is probably not just for refining.”

”Yes, I know this. To open up the grand world territories, it seems the role of Evil Marrow Crystals is not just as refining materials.”

”Indeed.” Tuo She nodded, his gaze slowly shifting away from that figure.

Through the endless ages, the chaotic clan had grown weary, no longer holding onto the glory of the past great clans, only fighting for survival, without considering a future for their people.

”Tuo She...” Chen Xun turned, his eyes like an abyss staring at him, speaking softly, ”Do you trust me so much? How is your current behavior different from that of the Ancient Saint Clan?”

”Isn’t it the same as betraying your people for a chance of survival? Do you think I am any different from the myriad clans’ beings? Why would I favor you?”

”Immortal Venerable!”

The overwhelming voice echoed like thunder in all directions, a terrifying might enveloping the heavens, like an ancient mountain pressing down on him, Tuo She was terrified.

His pupils trembled, unable to meet Chen Xun’s gaze, his body bent under the pressure of a single word.

For hundreds of years, the Immortal Venerable had refined ancient stars with a wave of his hand, suppressed the Great Ascension chaotic clan with a finger, who could rival him?

The Immortal Venerable had refined how many rule powers, he could no longer imagine...

He only knew these ancient stars were legacies left by the chaotic clan’s great powers, but they were not left for these juniors, but for... the Ancient Saint Clan!

”Tuo She, you’ve lived for over ten thousand years, endured trials of heart and inner demons, ascended to the position of Great Ascension Venerable, how could such a grand clan be intimidated by this Dao Ancestor?”

Chen Xun laughed heartily, his eyes indifferent and calm, as if seeing through all the worldly clamor, his laughter gradually subsided, coldly saying, ”After speaking so much of the great secrets of heaven and earth, so what...”

Tuo She felt himself enveloped by an endless darkness, a pair of indifferent eyes overlooking him, even the extinction of heaven and earth, the fall of all beings could not stir a ripple in those eyes!

His face was as pale as paper, the rule power within him was being severed by the pressure emanating from the Immortal Venerable... so powerful it exceeded his imagination.

”Immortal Venerable... Tuo She speaks the truth, I only wish for the survival of the chaotic clan...”

Tuo She let out a low growl, his entire body collapsing under the pressure, four arms supporting him on the ground, ”You overthink, revealing these truths, I only sensed the aura of the Crane Spirit Tree.”

”No, you couldn’t have detected the aura of the third sister, your anomaly didn’t start from then, but from when the ancient star was refined by this Dao Ancestor.”

Chen Xun rose expressionlessly, putting away the small booklet, a stick of incense already placed in the burner, ”Perhaps you simply view this Dao Ancestor from the perspective of a living being, don’t you?”

”Im... Immortal Venerable, what do you mean?”

”The cycle of heaven and earth has nothing to do with this Dao Ancestor, the chaotic clan and the Ancient Saint Clan have nothing to do with me, even if the cultivators of the immortal kingdom’s military court perish, the mountains and rivers of the ancient immortal kingdoms fall, the small boundary is lost... it has nothing to do with this Dao Ancestor.”

”From beginning to end, this Dao Ancestor has regarded your words as stories, and everything happening now is but a passing moment in this Dao Ancestor’s time, there will be no sympathy, no empathy.”

Chen Xun’s indifferent eyes fixed on Tuo She, his voice calm without a trace of fluctuation, ”Because this Dao Ancestor never trusts anyone, haha, are you trying to guide me into something...”

”You... impossible...” Tuo She’s body trembled violently, his head lifting with difficulty, looking at this unfamiliar grand world cultivator, past memories vivid in his mind.

For secretly rejoicing at compliments, boasting occasionally within their family, shouting with joy upon obtaining the vast Evil Marrow Crystals stored on the ancient star.

No scheming, short-sighted, merely cultivating for the sake of cultivating.

”Since you’ve guessed... why...”

”The power of the ancient star is indeed needed by this Dao Ancestor and my brothers, thanks to your guidance and passage, otherwise how could it be so smooth, without the Tribulation Crossing Venerable of the chaotic clan coming to disturb.”

Chen Xun spoke leisurely, directly interrupting Tuo She’s words, his hands behind his back, a wisp of purple smoke rising to envelop him, ”It seems you seek something grand, after all, you once said, it could transform the bloodlines of grand world beings...”

It’s over!

A chilling sense of dread spread throughout Tuo She’s body, something was off about this person, he had hidden for hundreds of years without a flaw!

Boom—

The heavens shook, the sky erupted with a loud noise, the entire ancient star seemed to tremble!

From the void, a vast figure slowly descended, like a celestial god towering above all beings.

His body was tall and majestic, seemingly transcending the rules and constraints of the world.

This person bore chaotic wings on his back, clad in a robe flowing with boundless chaotic energy, embroidered with ancient and mysterious patterns, exuding a solemn and ancient aura.

Tuo She’s form shook, looking up at the sky in shock, seeing a massive vortex forming in the sky, chaotic laws surging down like a grand waterfall.

A natural Dao artifact... chaotic wings, the Tribulation Crossing Great Venerable has descended, it’s him...!

Atop the head of the chaotic Great Venerable, a pitch-black chaotic lotus bloomed, its petals shimmering with mysterious light.

He stepped upon the power of chaos, each step causing the heavens to thunder and tremble, overlooking the deep space.

His descent was the acknowledgment of the laws of heaven and earth, the entire star fragment was enveloped by his presence, the heavens filled with an unparalleled pressure and gravity.

The majestic aura and divine might he exuded made one feel his supreme dominion and boundless power, only those deep and bright, radiant eyes could be seen.

”Chaotic Great Venerable.” Tuo She’s eyes were vacant, prostrating on the ground, ”Sinner Tuo She, failed in my duties!”

A fierce wind arose atop the mountain.